Golf physics question

[Mr.G.Spot]

Swing inside out......hands follow the body.......stay square to the target - I like the simple example of closing the stance, but this assumes u are swinging inside out.....that is the core issue. I do not recommend opening and closing the face - this can hide other core issues.

Swinging inside out.....if your target straight ahead is midnight (12 - think of a clock laying on the ground within midnight/12 being target) then the swing path has to be from 7 to 1 o'clock. Most people swing from 5 to 11 o'clock which is over the top and leads to a slice or a pull left.

Also, left hip has to be open to allow a 7-1 o'clock swing. Hands and downswing happen after left hip opens and moves slightly forward and turns open.

This thought has worked well for me to produce a draw.

 

[ClonesFTW]

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[GMackey32]

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[Michaelgraham]

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[cyphoon]

Simple question: How do you hit a draw that starts to the right of the target and curves back towards the target?

I can hit a draw by

1- moving the ball back in my stance a few inches
2- altering my backswing to come back more than up (ie lowering the arc a touch)
3- mentally swinging out to right field
4- closing the club face on follow through. At 3:00, the tip of the club faces behind me instead of skyward

The problem is I can't control it. It will draw, but how much is highly variable. To practice, try swinging with just your right arm if you are right handed. That is the arm that really makes this happen.

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[MeowingCows]

RH shot chart:

Club face starts the ball. Swing path moves it around.

 

[Cyclonepride]

I actually hit the cart of a groundskeeper a couple weeks ago with a wicked (and unintended) draw. Started out down the right edge of the fairway, and then just turned straight left. As we followed the ball across, just as it crossed over the rough, he came barreling at us over a little hill lol.

He was laughing about it, because he saw the ball take off and thought he was safe to go with the direction it was heading. Said he had never seen a ball hook from one side of the fairway to the other that quickly. Underestimated my powers evidently